The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians are on the road again on Thursday to play the Sparta Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Carlyle is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Carlyle fell victim to Nashville and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their tough 10-0 loss to the Hornets might stick with them for a while. Carlyle has not had much luck with Nashville recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Carlyle saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Vonder Haar, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Sparta made sure to put some runs up on the board against Perryville on Wednesday. Sparta came out on top against Perryville by a score of 10-6.
James Pillers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Pillers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Logan Shelton was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Jadyn Fitch was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Carlyle's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Sparta, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Carlyle came up short against Sparta in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Carlyle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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